Withhold

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead laid down the gauntlet Tuesday to a proposal by the U.S. Interior Department to withhold payment of mineral revenues to his state because of federal sequestration. Wyoming is faced with not receiving more than $53 million due this month through July.

Officials in a New Jersey township have joined environmental groups in opposition to plans to expand one of the state’s natural gas pipelines, which would bring Marcellus Shale gas to markets in the state and the New York City metropolitan area.

New Jersey officials have told the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) that the state might withhold its dues to the organization if it doesn’t enact rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within the Delaware River Basin by its next meeting in September.

New Jersey officials have told the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) that the state might withhold its dues to the organization if it doesn’t enact rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within the Delaware River Basin by its next meeting in September.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah state office’s decision to withhold from producers oil and natural gas lease parcels that they had won Tuesday in an auction — the second botched auction in the last six months — is a “troubling trend” in the state, said an official with the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA).

Proxy adviser Glass, Lewis & Co. is recommending that Chesapeake Energy Corp. shareholders withhold their votes for three board members facing reelection because of CEO Aubrey McClendon’s compensation package.

Proxy adviser Glass, Lewis & Co. is recommending that Chesapeake Energy Corp. shareholders withhold their votes for three board members facing reelection because of CEO Aubrey McClendon’s compensation package.

The Dene First Nation on Wednesday threatened to withhold its support for the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) unless the Canadian government moves to protect a huge swath of land in the Northwest Territories. The aboriginal group lays claim to land that covers about 40% of the proposed pipe route.

National security concerns have forced El Paso Corp. to withhold information regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries to the recently recommissioned Elba Island, GA, import terminal. After an initial test shipment in October — which was rerouted from Boston following local security concerns there — the Elba Island terminal has not received any more shipments this year and the company cannot disclose when the next shipment will be delivered.